Living on the Edge (Indian TV series)

Living On The Edge
Created by Miditech Pvt. Ltd.
Developed by Miditech
Presented by Niret Alva
Country of origin India
Original language(s) English
Production
Running time 60 minutes
Release
Original network Doordarshan / Star Plus
Original release 1994 – 1996
External links
Production website

Living On The Edge was a popular weekly Indian TV show about Environmental Issues. It was aired on the Indian national broadcast network, Doordarshan[1] and Star TV over a period of five years, in the 90s.

Hosted by Niret Alva,[2] it explored different aspects of human exploitation of nature and natural resources, and pollution. It was launched on the day of the 1994 final Football World Cup, and managed to garner a large audience, as it was slotted just before the final match began.[3]

Popularity

At the time of airing, Living On The Edge was one of the most popular English programmes on Indian Television. However, the show was taken off air in 1996 for lack of sponsorship.[4]

Awards

References

  1. Krishna, Sonali (8 June 2007). "The Dream Merchants". Economic Times.
  2. "National Award for Miditech co-founder Niret Alva". IndianTelevision.com.
  3. Amarnath, Vidhya. "Channeling Content". SmartCEO. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  4. "Creating Wildscreen Magic". Business Standard. Retrieved 1 November 1996. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

Sources

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